Countries
India, Nepal
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra
National Language
Nepal
India
Second Language
Republic of Brazil
Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
People's Republic of China
Israel, Mauritius
Regulated By
Language Academy of Nepal
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad
Interesting Facts
- Before the term "Nepali" was coined, historically the language was first called the Khas language, Gorkhali or Gukhali.
- Nepali has borrowed many loanwords from neighboring Tibeto-Burmese languages.
- Marathi ranks 4th in India based on the number of native speakers.
- Marathi language has borrowed plenty of loanwords from Urdu, Persian, Arabic and Sanskrit.
Similar To
Hindi
Konkani Language
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Devanagari
Devanagari
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
नमस्ते (namaste)
हॅलो (Hĕlō)
Thank You
धन्यवाद (dhanyabad)
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)
How Are You?
तिमीलाई कस्तो छ? (timi lai kasto cha?)
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)
Good Night
शुभ रात्री (subha ratri)
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)
Good Evening
शुभ सन्ध्या (subha sandhya)
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)
Good Afternoon
Good afternoon
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)
Good Morning
शुभ प्रभात (subha prabhat)
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)
Please
कृपया
कृपया (Kr̥payā)
Sorry
माफ गनुस् (maapha ganus)
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)
Bye
नमस्ते (namaste)
बाय (Bāya)
I Love You
म तपाइलाइ माया गर्छु। (ma tapainlai maya garchu)
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)
Excuse Me
माफ गनुस् (maapha ganus)
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)
Dialect 1
Doteli
Maharashtrian Konkani
Where They Speak
Nepal
Kokan
Dialect 2
Bajhangi
Varhadi
Where They Speak
India, Nepal
Vidarbha
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Baitadeli
Khandeshi
Where They Speak
Nepal
Khandesh
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Native Name
नेपाली (nēpālī)
मराठी (marāṭhī)
Alternative Names
Eastern Pahadi, Gorkhali, Gurkhali, Khaskura, Nepalese, Parbate
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu
French Name
népalais
marathe
German Name
Nepali
Marathi
Pronunciation
Not Available
[məˈɾaʈʰi]
Ethnicity
Gurkha, Khas people, Madhesi and Tharu
Marathi people
Origin
19 BC
10th century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Indo-Iranian
Early Forms
Khas language, Gurkhali, Parbatiya, Dzongkha Lhotshammikha
Maharashtri Prakrit
Standard Forms
Nepali
Marathi
Signed Forms
Signed Nepali
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Scope
Individual, Macrolanguage
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
nepa1254
mara1378
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative
Not Available
All Nepali and Marathi Dialects
Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Nepali and Marathi dialects. Various dialects of Nepali and Marathi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Nepali are spoken in different Nepali Speaking Countries whereas Marathi Dialects are spoken in different Marathi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Nepali vs Marathi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Nepali dialects include: Doteli, Bajhangi. Marathi dialects include: Maharashtrian Konkani , Varhadi. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Nepali and Marathi Speaking population
Nepali and Marathi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Nepali and Marathi languages can be compared. The total count of Nepali and Marathi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Nepali language is 0.25 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Marathi language is 1.10 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Nepali and Marathi on Nepali vs Marathi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Nepali and Marathi Language Codes
Nepali and Marathi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Nepali and Marathi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.